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**Udog** · 01-22-2018, 10:04 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

— Eagles’ 38 unanswered points are the most by any team in a playoff game since the Jets scored 41 unanswered points against Indianapolis in ’02 Wild Card game.

— Nick Foles/Drew Brees went to the same high school in Texas; Foles becomes the 2nd QB to start a Super Bowl who played high school ball in Texas.

— Last five years, 9 of 10 #1 seeds made it to the Super Bowl. Only the ’16 Cowboys didn’t.

— On January 24, 2017, the Eagles opened at 50-1 to win this year’s Super Bowl.

— If you care about such things, total on the Super Bowl is 48.

— JJ Watt has to win the NFL’s Man of the Year, right? Guy raised $37M for charity.

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….

13) Patriots 24, Jaguars 20— Tom Brady went to the same high school as Barry Bonds, Lynn Swann— Serra HS in San Mateo, CA; their booster club must have a boatload of money.

Despite all that, my favorite Serra HS alum is former big league infielder Tim Cullen, who won a World Series ring as a reserve infielder with the ’72 Oakland A’s.

Looking up Cullen’s career, which lasted seven years, in February, 1968 he was traded from the Senators to the White Sox, then in August that same year, he was traded back to Washington. In both trades, infielder Ron Hansen went the other way. No idea why.

12) Patriots’ WR Danny Amendola played the first four years of his career with the St Louis Rams; he missed 22 of 64 games in those years, when the Rams went a combined 17-46-1. Amendola was productive when he played, but he missed way too many games.

In five years since moving on to New England, Amendola has played in 69 of 80 games, for a team that went 63-17— are the Patriots’ trainers that much better than the Rams’ trainers?

11) Maybe this happens a lot and I’ve just never seen it, but when the Patriots’ game ended and Brady was shaking hands with a guy on Jacksonville, referee Clete Blakeman patted Brady on the back, got his attention, then said something quick to him before he left.

Since when do the referees congratulate players after they win?

10) In 266 NFL games this season, only 12 times has a team been called for zero or one penalty in a game— New England became the 12th team Sunday.

Last time an NFL team had only one penalty in a playoff game? The Patriots, back in 2011.

9) Two years ago, for whatever reason, ESPN went out of its way to promote LSU’s freshman star Ben Simmons, to the point where you almost rooted against Simmons, especially when LSU didn’t make the NCAA tournament. It became sickening that ESPN would promote a kid who had no resume— it was all hype.

This year, they’re doing the same thing with Oklahoma’s Trae Young, to the point where the kid has 28 turnovers in his last three games but you feel like ESPN thinks he is the best college ballplayer since Michael Jordan, or at least Simmons. Enough already; let the season play itself out. At least Oklahoma will be in the NCAA’s.

8) How many movies has Dwayne Johnson made? Seems like The Rock is working his butt off, making a ton of cash. According to IMDB.com, Mr Johnson has made 70 movies/TV shows, not counting all his WWE stuff and he is only 46 years old.

He has 10 projects that have either been completed or announced but not released yet. Have to give him credit, he is making a lot of money while the proverbial iron is hot.

7) When Nick Foles went to the Pro Bowl after the 2013 season, his OC with the Eagles was Pat Shurmur, who is Minnesota’s OC now and is expected to be named head coach of the Giants Tuesday. Foles could win the Super Bowl, then go back to being the Eagles’ backup next year.

6) What the hell do the Vikings do now? Bad enough they have to go home and have the Super Bowl played in their own ballpark, but their offseason will really be interesting.

Which of the three QB’s stays in Minnesota? Keenum? Bridgewater? Bradford? Do two of them stay and if so, which one takes a hike? Lot of hard questions need to be answered.

5) Clemson Tigers are 16-3 and appear headed to the NCAAs, but they lost 2nd-leading scorer Donte Grantham with a torn ACL Saturday— he is out for the year.

4) Man if you don’t like football, Sunday was a rough day for sports on TV; a few, but not many college hoop games- no real good ones, some golf, the Australian Open, but just a lackluster TV day, except for the conference championship games.

3) Eagles 38, Vikings 7—During the regular season, Vikings were only team not to allow a defensive TD against them- whoops. Patrick Robinson’s first quarter pick-6 changed all that, and turned the tide in a game that Minnesota led early, 7-0.

2) NFL trivia— Case Keenum could’ve become the second undrafted QB to start a Super Bowl, but the draft today is only seven rounds— John Unitas was a 9th round pick of the Steelers in 1955, though there were also a lot fewer teams then. Unitas was the 102nd player taken in the ’55 draft, which would put him in the 4th round these days.

Kurt Warner remains the only undrafted QB to start a Super Bowl.

1) Early line on the Super Bowl: Patriots, -5.5 or 6, bet down already from -7. Some experts are predicting it’ll get back to 7 or 7.5 in the next two weeks.

It is unusual that the Eagles just KO’d the Vikings and now head to Minnesota for the Super Bowl, where it is doubtful they’ll get a warm reception.

2018 handicapping note: Vikings return to Philadelphia in the 2018 regular season.

**Udog** · 01-22-2018, 10:36 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Monday, January 22

Sacramento @ Charlotte

Game 701-702
January 22, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Sacramento
114.192
Charlotte
120.574
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Charlotte
by 6 1/2
207
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Charlotte
by 10 1/2
210
Dunkel Pick:
Sacramento
(+10 1/2); Under

Utah @ Atlanta

Game 703-704
January 22, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Utah
116.021
Atlanta
117.490
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 1 1/2
198
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 2 1/2
205
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+2 1/2); Under

Chicago @ New Orleans

Game 705-706
January 22, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
114.448
New Orleans
123.500
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
New Orleans
by 9
231
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
New Orleans
by 5 1/2
224 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
New Orleans
(-5 1/2); Over

Miami @ Houston

Game 707-708
January 22, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
115.237
Houston
126.724
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 11 1/2
226
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
N/A

Philadelphia @ Memphis

Game 709-710
January 22, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
116.347
Memphis
117.829
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Memphis
by 1 1/2
215
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
by 3
207 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Memphis
(+3); Over

Phoenix @ Milwaukee

Game 711-712
January 22, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Phoenix
114.212
Milwaukee
118.749
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 4 1/2
221
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
N/A

Washington @ Dallas

Game 713-714
January 22, 2018 @ 8:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
122.834
Dallas
118.725
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 4
208
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
214
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-1 1/2); Under

Portland @ Denver

Game 715-716
January 22, 2018 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Portland
115.231
Denver
120.628
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Denver
by 5 1/2
205
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Denver
by 2 1/2
212
Dunkel Pick:
Denver
(-2 1/2); Under

Minnesota @ LA Clippers

Game 717-718
January 22, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
118.737
LA Clippers
123.642
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Clippers
by 5
217
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Clippers
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
LA Clippers
N/A

**Udog** · 01-22-2018, 10:39 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Monday, January 22

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SACRAMENTO (13 - 32) at CHARLOTTE (18 - 26) - 1/22/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 7-19 ATS (-13.9 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 3 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 48-78 ATS (-37.8 Units) against Southeast division opponents since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 33-17 ATS (+14.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 95-128 ATS (-45.8 Units) in home games versus poor offensive teams - scoring <=98 points/game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 4-1 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 4-1 straight up against SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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UTAH (19 - 27) at ATLANTA (13 - 32) - 1/22/2018, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
UTAH is 52-76 ATS (-31.6 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 3-1 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 3-1 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CHICAGO (18 - 28) at NEW ORLEANS (24 - 21) - 1/22/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 27-16 ATS (+9.4 Units) in all games this season.
CHICAGO is 50-35 ATS (+11.5 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 88-52 ATS (+30.8 Units) in road games in January games since 1996.
CHICAGO is 15-7 ATS (+7.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 2-2 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 4-1 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MIAMI (27 - 19) at HOUSTON (32 - 12) - 1/22/2018, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 3-1 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 3-1 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PHILADELPHIA (22 - 20) at MEMPHIS (16 - 29) - 1/22/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 73-50 ATS (+18.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 17-4 ATS (+12.6 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 33-18 ATS (+13.2 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 19-9 ATS (+9.1 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) against Atlantic division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 8-24 ATS (-18.4 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 16-28 ATS (-14.8 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 3-1 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 4-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PHOENIX (17 - 29) at MILWAUKEE (23 - 22) - 1/22/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 396-463 ATS (-113.3 Units) in home games since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 45-70 ATS (-32.0 Units) in home games against Pacific division opponents since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 263-316 ATS (-84.6 Units) in non-conference games since 1996.
MILWAUKEE is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 4-1 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE is 5-0 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WASHINGTON (26 - 20) at DALLAS (15 - 31) - 1/22/2018, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 8-22 ATS (-16.2 Units) as a favorite this season.
WASHINGTON is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
DALLAS is 398-324 ATS (+41.6 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
DALLAS is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-1 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-1 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PORTLAND (25 - 21) at DENVER (23 - 23) - 1/22/2018, 9:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 5-5 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 7-3 straight up against DENVER over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MINNESOTA (30 - 18) at LA CLIPPERS (23 - 22) - 1/22/2018, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-3 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 5-4 straight up against LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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**Udog** · 01-22-2018, 10:40 AM

NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, January 22

Hornets won four of last five games with Sacramento; Kings are 2-2 vs spread in their last four trips to Charlotte. Six of last eight series games went over the total. Sacramento lost its last seven games; they’re 9-12-1 as road underdogs. Over is 9-5 in their last 14 games. Charlotte is 5-3 in its last eight games; they’re 11-7 as home favorites. Hornets’ last three games went over the total.

Jazz won three of last four games with Atlanta; road team won four of last five series games. Utah covered its last three visits here. Four of last six series games stayed under total. Utah is 4-9 in its last 13 games; they’re 2-4 as road favorites. Five of their last seven games went over total. Atlanta lost six of its last nine games; they’re 7-4 in last 11 tries as home underdogs. Under is 9-3 in their last dozen games.

Chicago won six of last seven games with New Orleans; they’re 4-1 vs spread in last five visits to Bourbon Street. Four of last six series games stayed under the total. Bulls won four of their last five games; they’re 9-1 in last 10 games as road underdogs. Over is 17-6 in their last 23 games. New Orleans won four of last five games; they’re 7-10 as home favorites. Four of their last five games went over total.

Heat won three of their last four games with Houston; they’re 1-4 vs spread in last five visits here. Four of last six series games stayed under the total. Miami won nine of its last 11 games; they’re 11-5 vs spread as road underdogs. Over is 8-3 in their last 11 games. Houston won five of its last six games; they’re 10-11 as home favorites. Rockets’ last four games stayed under the total.

Memphis won its last nine games with Philly; 76ers are 4-1-1 vs spread in last six- they’re 3-1-1 vs spread in last five visits here. Over is 6-4 in last ten series games. 76ers won seven of their last eight games; they’re 4-2 as road favorites. Five of their last seven games went over the total. Memphis won three of its last four games; they’re 4-2 in last six games as home underdogs. Three of their last four games went over total.

Bucks won their last five games with Phoenix; Suns covered three of last four games in this building. Five of last seven series games stayed under. Phoenix lost five of its last seven games; they’re 12-8 as road underdogs. Five of their last six games stayed under the total. Milwaukee lost four of its last five games; Bucks are 2-4-1 vs spread in last seven games as home favorites. Five of their last seven games stayed under the total.

Dallas won/covered nine of last ten games with Washington; Wizards are 1-3 vs spread in last four visits here. Four of last five series games went over total. Washington is 3-4 in its last seven games; they’re 3-5 as road favorites. Five of their last six games went over total. Dallas lost six of its last eight games; they covered last four tries as a home underdog. Four of their last six games stayed under total.

Portland won seven of its last nine games with Denver; they’re 2-2 vs spread in last four visits here. Seven of last ten series games went over the total. Portland won its last three games; they’re 8-5-1 as road underdogs. Eight of their last ten games went over total. Denver lost six of its last eight games; they’re 12-8 as home favorites. 12 of their last 15 games stayed under the total.

Clippers lost their last four games with Minnesota; over is 6-3 in last nine series games. Wolves covered last four series games played here. Minnesota won six of its last eight games; they’re 6-4-1 vs spread as road favorites. Wolves’ last six road games stayed under total. Clippers won six of their last seven games; they’re 3-5 as home underdogs. 12 of their last 15 games went over the total.

**Udog** · 01-22-2018, 10:43 AM

NBA

Monday, January 22

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Trend Report
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SACRAMENTO @ CHARLOTTE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento's last 8 games on the road
Charlotte is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento
Charlotte is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento

UTAH @ ATLANTA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against Utah

PHILADELPHIA @ MEMPHIS
Philadelphia is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia

MIAMI @ HOUSTON
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston
Miami is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing at home against Miami
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

PHOENIX @ MILWAUKEE
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games
Phoenix is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix

CHICAGO @ NEW ORLEANS
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 11 of New Orleans's last 12 games at home
New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

WASHINGTON @ DALLAS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Dallas is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games when playing Washington
Dallas is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Washington

PORTLAND @ DENVER
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Portland's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games

MINNESOTA @ LA CLIPPERS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
LA Clippers is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home

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